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The coalition is being spearheaded by British MP DamianCollins, and speakers at the summit will include former Football Association chairman Lord Triesman, who led Englands failed bid for the 2018 World Cup, plus the man who led the technical inspections of the nine bidding nations, Harold Mayne-N

Calls for the Garcia report to be published in full have continued from senior figures in England, including FA chairman Greg Dyke and, most recently, Conservative MP DamianCollins in the House of Commons on Thursday.

be brought to bear upon FIFA through the House of Commons in Great Britain, where a committee has in the past investigated reports of soccer corruption, giving some cover to witnesses. DamianCollins, a Conservative MP who was formerly a member of that committee, has called for more scrutiny of FIFA.

Eckert, meanwhile, has rejected criticism that his findings were "a whitewash" - an accusation made by former England 2018 chief operating officer Simon Johnson and British MP DamianCollins - and stood by his decision to clear Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

A Conservative member of the committee, DamianCollins, said it would "have to consider" whether to launch a broader inquiry into the BBC's handling of the sexual abuse revelations. Such a move could lead to public sessions that lay bare the BBC's internal row over the scandal.

hich, he admitted, needed to be "calibrated more carefully", whatever that management jargon means.) So pleased and so precise was he about the regulations that a scornful DamianCollins said the BBC seemed to be run "by structure and process", rather than by "seeking information and making decisions".

fter all, this was the committee that forensically examined James Murdoch's lack of interest in a 700,000 payout to a football executive for phone hacking. "You sound like James Murdoch now," Tory MP DamianCollins quipped when Entwistle said he had not asked Boaden what Newsnight was investigating.

The committee member DamianCollins said: "I think the events of the last two weeks have reignited concerns about racism in the game. Although this session will not necessarily be restricted to football it will be the principal area of inquiry following the Surez case and the concerns that have ari

"Do you accept that based on your evidence to this committee, both in 2007 and 2009, that this committee was misled by News International about the nature of these internal investigations, how rigorous they were and whether they led to anything?" asked DamianCollins, a Conservative Party member of

10.56am: Chapman is now being questioned by DamianCollins. He says the investigation into the email was a "reactive" inquiry rather than a "proactive" inquiry. Again, he says News International treated the inquiry as an employment matter not a matter of criminal investigation.

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Under Labour we are losing our border controls. DamianCollins explains what Conservatives will do to reduce illegal immigration.

Hythe - supporting the town

Duration: 1m 38s

Published: 17 Apr, 2010

Category: News & Politics

DamianCollins spent the morning in Hythe High Street talking to residents and business owners about how Conservative Party Policy will help to improve living and working standards in this popular and well loved town.

DamianCollins, a active property trader, lectures on how to purchase real estate at a discount to market value. This is how you can make money. www.momentumwealth.com.au

Step Short 2010 Folkestone

Duration: 3m 33s

Published: 05 Aug, 2010

Category: Travel & Events

Step Short is the command given to soldiers as they marched downhill to Folkestone harbour from their camps on The Leas, to embark on ships to France during WW1... for The Western Front. It is now known as the Road of Remembrance. Folkestone Remembers, and in 2010 new MP DamianCollins and Chairman ...

DamianCollins MP maiden speech

Duration: 9m 6s

Published: 09 Sep, 2010

Category: News & Politics

Damian made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 27th May 2010 in a debate on the Queen's Speech, on energy and the environment. As wellas paying tribute to his predecessor Michael Howard, Damian made the case for a new nuclear power station at Dungeness.

Grammar Schools and selective education should be protected and supported

Duration: 1m 40s

Published: 20 Apr, 2010

Category: News & Politics

DamianCollins gives his reasons why the Grammar Schools continue to be a great benefit to children today. He pledges his support to the local Harvey Grammar School and the Folkestone Girls School and dismisses the LibDem view that selective education should be scrapped.

DamianCollins MP, Folkestone Triennial 2011

Duration: 3m 6s

Published: 24 Sep, 2010

Category: News & Politics

Folkestone's parliamentary representative DamianCollins talks about the benefits the Triennial brings to the town and his hopes of encouraging fellow MPs to come and visit. For more go to www.yourkenttv.co.uk.

Folkestone & Hythe General Election 2010

Duration: 3m 19s

Published: 07 May, 2010

Category: News & Politics

Folkestone & Hythe General Election 2010 declaration of results at the Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone just after 2am on Friday May 7. Shepway council returning officer Alistair Stewart introduces, followed by new Conservative MP DamianCollins. Full results DamianCollins (Conservative) 26109 Lynne Bea...

DamianCollins (Conservatives) Election 2010

Duration: 3m 29s

Published: 30 Mar, 2010

Category: News & Politics

DamianCollins, Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Folkestone and Hythe, talks about what he would do if elected to office. For more go to www.yourkenttv.co.uk.